HOTA PRE- civil war dates

Louisiana Purchase

- 1803
- Thomas Jefferson

Politics still largely dominated by deference until
What is deference?

-1820
-Letting wealthy decide

Jacksonian Democracy was post...

1820

What was Jacksonian Demoracy?

-Jacksonians believed in universal white male suffarage (ability to vote)
-Less wealthy and property requirenment to vote

Voter participation increased to 80% by..

1840

Free blacks elibile to vote in 4 states by...
and which states

1858
- New Hampshire, Main, Mass, Vermont

Washington presidency term

1789-1797

John Adams presidency term

1797-1801

Jefferson presidency term

1801-1809

James Madison presidency term

1809-1817

James Monroe presidency term

1817-1825

Andrew Jackson presidency term

1829-1837

War of 1812

- Madison as president goes back to war with Britian
-Ended in tie with treaty of Gent
- Andrew Jackson won battle of New Orleans in 1815 and became popular
- Started era of good feelings

"era of good feelings" lasted into the late...
what ideas present

1810s
- British not retaking America
- 1 political party "democratic-republicans"
- More ppl can vote and move west

Missouri crisis date and signifigance

1819
- First time issue of westward expansion raised issue of slavery

Name, year, and person that made Slavery reinstalled

1790s: Eli Whitney's cotton gin
made cotton a profitible cash crop in americas and ushered the production of plantations and slavery inland

Election with just one political party, Henry Clay convinces House of Reps to make John Quincy Adams president, Andrew Jackson called the "corrupt bargain of....

1824

Missouri compromise person, year and signifigance

1820
Henry Clay

- Maine admitted as free so that missouri admitted as slave, KEPT 50/50 balance
- Engrained sectionalism (N vs S)
- Created new line across rest of Louisiana territory, only settling things in Louisiana purchase territories
- Didn't settle underlying issue of slavery

Election with 2 poltical parties because Jackson broke off and created democratic party

1828

what was Andew Jackson's spoils system?

gave government jobs to only his friends and those loyal to him, led to corrupt officials

Andrew Jackson supporters called...

Jackson Coalition- "the common man"

1828 tariff name and def

"Tarrif of Abominations" aka tariff passed that benefitted northern manufactures at expense of southern.

Theory of Nullification developed mainly in the late...
and who is leader

1820s
John C. Calhoun

Year in which the nullification theory came to a head (nullification crisis) when the new tariff was passed

1832

what is nullification

state could ignore a national law by nullifying an act of congress

tariff of 1832 passed by who and did what

by Jackson that lowered the 1828 rates, brought nullification crisis to head instead

SC nullified tariff of 1832 on

Feburary 1st, 1833

Force Act what year and what happened

1833
- Jackson pursuaded Congress to pass in order to use military force to executre federal laws

The compromise tariff: when, who, what, and signifigance

1833
- Henry Clay, lowered tariff rate over a period of 10 years.
- didn't permamentely allow settlment over slavery or states power issues
- taught southerners to cry and rebel in order to get their way
- symbol as jackson signs force act first, SC nullifies force act but signs comprimise

Manifest destiny definition

Manifest= clear and obvious
Destiny= fate
Americans thought God backed them to expand across the whole nation

In the year _______, more than 200 nations lived in the southwest, Great Plains, Cali, and pacific northwest

1840

Year that the first party of 69 pioneers left missouri for Cali, led by John Bidwell

1841

"Panic of ____", when and what happened

1837
- Jackson causes economic dowturn
- inflation/unemployment pushes ppl to be willing to move and become pioneers

Donner Party when and signifigance

1846
- Party of pioneers get trapped in mountains over winter, caniballism showed that life on trail was difficult

name of person that attracted colonists to texas and started American protests for their slaves in Texas still under Mexican rule

Steven F. Austin

Year that Mexico reafirmmed the constitutional prohibition against slavery, established military posts along the US-Mexico border, restricted trade with the US, and decreed an end to further American Immigration.

1827

- Santa Anna overthrew the government and declared himself Dictator of Mexico
- Stephen F. Austin imprisoned in Mexico City

1834

-American colonists adopted a constitution and organized a temporary gov, voted against independance
-Sam Houston elected to lead military forces vs Santa Anna

1835

Texas captured Mexico's military headquarters at San Antonio

1836

Battle of the Alamo when and what cry

Feburary 22- March 6, 1836
Mexican victory
"remember the alamo" cry
Sam houston

Battle that won Texas it's independence

San Jacinto in 1836

time range and meaning of "Lone Star Republic"

1836-1845
- when Texas was a one state republic and indendant from Mexico/US

- Calhoun's annexation treaty failed to gain approval

Spring 1844

election of 1844: winner and what happened

James K. Polk, a democrat, because John Tyler (president currently/whig) had brought back texas ? to try and get realected, Clay ended up elected as Whig canidate but failed to gain popularity because against annexation versus Polk who was FOR texas annexation and whole platform based on manifest destiny, moving south and taking oregon from british for northerners.

Annexation of Texas passed by Congress in

January 1845

What is "54 40 or fight?"

Polks democratic campaign, they want all northwest territory (Oregon) from British

"Oregon Treaty of _______" year and signifigance

1846
- 49th parralell established US border between US and british Canada.
-Polk compromises with British, angered northerners because he fought hard for Texas for the south, but compromised for Oregon for northerners.

USA offered Mexico a deal which they rejected in...
and what was being argued

1845
- Us thought border was at Rio Grande River, mexico thought Texas was smaller

What happened in March 1846

On Presiden's orders, US general Zachary Taylor provoked Mexico by setting up a camp on the Rio Grande River in the undisputed territory

Mexican calvary forced clashed with small american force in debated territory in texas and several americans killed

April 25, 1846

President James K. Polk convinced congress to declare war bcs argued they were attacked in their land

May 11, 1846

When did american forces take over Mexico City

September 1847

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo year and what was agreed

1848
- Mexico agreed that Texas' border was at Rio Grande River

Signifigance of Texas war
and what year did churches split

added over 1 million miles of land, because of this new land the fatal issue of slavery in these territories will politically divide (sectionalism) and create civil war later
- 1844 churches split

Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill

January 24, 1848

First printed account of gold rush

March 15, 1849

Year that 80,000 men arrived in Cali for Gold Rush

1849

Gasden purchase

1853, railroad helped settlement of West, US and Mexico Chinese helped build Transcontinental Southern Railroad, transport goods from East to West.

Took over mexico city when

september 1847